After learning that Vanhal, Dittersdorf, Mozart & Haydn on occassion played String Quartets together, I decided to investigate Vanhal. After previewing Vanhal's Sym.s Vol.s 1-4, I bought all of them. Haydn and Vanhal wrote in the same manner and when alive they enjoyed each others compositions. It would seem logical that they shared each others musical ideas, which resulted in great compositions for each composer. If you like Haydn you will like Vanhal. These performances are sublime, especially the Sym in C Major, Bryan C17, what a piece!!! If you like 18th Century music, then Vanhal's sym.s are essential to your collection....